DNV GL Invites Partners for Turbine Project
DNV GL calls on industry stakeholders to join a new Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop Recommended Practice on wind turbine design methodologies for cyclones and earthquakes.The world’s largest independent energy advisory and certification body said in a press release that the ACE (Alleviating Cyclone and Earthquake…
Lundin Norway Awards EPCI Contract to WorleyParsons
Rosenberg WorleyParsons has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract (EPCI) by Lundin Norway ASO in the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The services include planning, engineering, prefabrication, offshore installation and commissioning support. The objective of the modification…
Enerpac Jack-up Technology for Safe Construction
Construction of large steel structures can be difficult when the project involves lifting the structure during assembly. Enerpac’s JS-250 Jack-up system was recently used for the assembly of a large maritime platform at ground level before raising the platform 7m for installation of supporting legs.Measuring 28 meters wide and 56 meters long…
Peterhead Port Secures Offshore Wind Contract
Peterhead Port Authority is set to support the start of offshore construction work for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) after signing an agreement to harbor the suction bucket jacket foundations for the 11-turbine scheme. The contract will see the port moor one of the world’s largest floating cranes…
Trelleborg Wins Floatover Installation Contract for BorWin3
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation announces it has been awarded a contract by Petrofac for its first floatover installation of an offshore converter platform - BorWin3 wind farm project. The high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station will sit nearly 130 kilometers off the German coast in the North Sea.
Maximizing the Middle East's Aging O&G Structures
As oil and gas facilities in the Middle East are aging and approaching their anticipated design life, operators are asking whether the end is really near, and whether a new lease on life is possible. Operating equipment is usually designed for a 25 to 30 year service life; therefore structures are often designed with a corresponding service life.
TRIYARDS Reports Strong 4QFY15
TRIYARDS Holdings Limited (TRIYARDS or the Group) reported a strong finish for the financial year ended 31 August 2015 (FY15) with a 59% year-on-year jump in net attributable profit (PATMI) to US$8.4 million in the fourth quarter, driven mainly by liftboat construction. Work done on liftboats as well as contributions…
Trelleborg Provides Floatover Tech to Project in West Africa
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation has completed its supply of floatover equipment for Phase 3 of the DSO Escravos Gas Project; the operation’s first floatover in West Africa. Contracted by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Trelleborg provided Leg Mating Unit (LMU) pads for the floatover process, as well as surge fenders…
MHI to Transfer Ownership Stake to MEG
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) yesterday concluded an agreement with Miyaji Engineering Group, Inc. (MEG) whereby, effective April 1, 2015, MHI will transfer a 51% ownership stake in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Bridge & Steel Structures Engineering Co., Ltd. (MBE), a group company, to MEG. Simultaneously, a shareholders agreement was also concluded between MHI and MEG.
Foster Wheeler Wins Contract For Retrofit-SCR System
Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract by Turun Seudun Energiantuotanto Oy (TSE) for the design, supply and erection of a retrofit-selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system for TSE’s Naantali unit 3 in Finland. Foster Wheeler has received a full notice to proceed on this contract.
